Upper Austria

Upper Austria is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the north of the country. With a capital of Linz, Upper Austria borders Germany and the Czech Republic, also bordering Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg. Upper Austria was historically a part of the Duchy of Bavaria and the Duchy of Styria, with Styria ruling the eponymous Steyr region of Upper Austria. In 2015, the region had a population of 1,436,791 people.